2019

Young women from Cape Town, South Africa and Walvisbay, Namibia alike joined us for a weekend of dance in each location. We spent the weekends practicing all aspects of dance. The students worked with our instructors to create and choreograph a final piece that is meaningful and beautiful and performed it for friends and family. Details about how to sign up, volunteer, and donate for future programs can be found on the website. Your help allows us to continue hosting these programs.

Students were taught by Ashlynn Erasmus, Hadley Marcus Erasmus, and Gary Hoffman.

Ashlynn Erasmus is a Hip Hop and Street dancer from Cape Town, South Africa. She has been dancing since she can remember and has performed with both local and international artists. She was also cast as an actress and core dancer in the movie 'Honey 3 - Dare to Dance.'

Hadley Marcus Erasmus is a 31 year old husband and father of two born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. Hadley has always loved dancing but as he grew older he gravitated towards hip hop, popping, locking, South African house dancing until he fell in love with his favourite dance style called Krump. Hadley has been a krump dancer and pioneer in Cape Town, South Africa for 14 years now.

Gary Hoffmann is a Hip Hop dancer from Namibia. Gary grew up in South Africa where he went on to study musical theatre in Somerset West, Cape Town. Gary has been trained in ballet, modern, jazz, tap and hip hop. He chose Hip Hop as his major and focused on building his own style. Gary focuses on animation (dubstep) and tutting and has based his style around it for the past 11 years. Gary is going to teach students his signature style but also the musicality behind it, and his aim is to teach them about his artform.

IDE awarded scholarships to five young women. These scholarships fund a year of dance education, allowing the students to continue pursuing their passions free of charge to their families.